Haha - this is great. I love how you cleverly develop the pupil's curiosity and the master's answers, leading up to that last sentence that ties it all together. Good work - this is what an excellent short story looks like! -- J.max

I really like the style in which you wrote this. Sort of old-fashioned, but really cool.

I like, I like. It's very nice for a short story, and I never would have predicted the answer.

Heh, this is quite original. I actually find it very funny, due to a past experience concerning the same two objects. This is written 1700s stereotypical fashion, isn't it? Short it may be, but I like it. :D